Alphabetical
mineral
[noun]
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and characteristic crystal structure. Examples of minerals include quartz (SiO2), salt (also called halite, NaCl), and graphite (C). Rocks are formed of one or more minerals.
Appears in modules:
- Biodiversity I
- César Milstein
- Chemical Reactions
- Craig Lee
- Defining Minerals
- Early Ideas about Matter
- History of Earth's Atmosphere I
- History of Earth's Atmosphere II
- Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory
- Properties of Minerals
- Scientific Controversy
- States of Matter
- Stoichiometry
- Substances
- The Phosphorus Cycle
- The Silicate Minerals
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